X02220 A Chord Fingering

[TBman]

I thought more about this and it's more like 80% 213 and the rest a mini barre so I can fret the e string 3rd to 5th fret as needed.

[paulp1960]

I use 123, 234, x02225 and a one finger barre if I don't want the open high E string or I'm doing some blues shuffle with my pinky.

234 is useful as that's the one that transforms into a barre moving up the neck since the index finger is free.

Originally Posted by Riverwolf

Door number 2. I have problems with this chord if not used regular. When I had a GS Mini it was so cramped as to be almost impossible.

This is me, got a GS mini and tried every combo until settling on the only one that works for me; using finger #2 on strings 2 and 3, and finger #1 on string 4.

While it might require more finger lifts because of the structure - no anchor finger to the E chord, for instance - I can more consistenly hit the chord quickly and be close to having it sound properly.

[DWKitt]

Originally Posted by ljguitar

Hi B…

The middle one (pictured above)…

It is the most flexible for everything else I'm doing.

It's also the one I have fingerstyle students add to their library.

From that single position alone you can move only fingers 2-3 to 3rd fret to form a Dm, or drop the first finger back to the first fret for AMaj7, or lift the 1st finger for an A7. You can leave the first finger in place and move fingers 2-3 to form a D without having to reconfigure.

As a teacher and player, there is no single fingering more right or wrong. But there are a few which make more sense.

As a beginner 2-1-3 has been the most effective way for me to do it for the same reasons that lj has stated.

[Pitar]

I half-barre the three notes with the fingertip of my index finger. It leaves my other fingers free to embellish as needed. Even on a 1-3/4 nut width I can't crowd three fingers (2-3-4) close enough to prevent muting adjacent strings on that chord. I have fat fingertips.